Why You Should Never Drive Alongside a Large Truck

[Retz]

Why You Should Never Drive Alongside a Large Truck



Do not (and I can't stress this enough) ride alongside a truck, ever. Scenario: You're in the left lane trying to pass a truck in the right. If there's a car in front of you, and you're both not passing the truck quickly, and you're sort of "lingering" waiting for the asshat in front of you to move on, you're in the kill zone. Two horrible things can happen. First and most obvious, if the truck loses control or has to change lanes quickly, you're going to get crushed because the truck has nowhere else to go. You're the path of least resistance. You're probably gonna die. Second is that trucks tend to have tire blowouts. If you've never seen the power of a truck tire blowout, take a minute to look up such videos on Youtube. It may scare the **** out of you from the comfort of your chair right now. And if it scares the **** out of you while you're behind the wheel, you will lose control of your own car and drive under the rig or off the road. It's exactly like hearing a bomb go off, and sometimes the tire exits the truck with such force that it will knock a car off the road. Your reaction skills likely will not save you. Many times, the truck can lose control and crash. It always swerves right before the worst, and if you're in that kill zone, you're going out with it. So either pass the truck very fast, or lay back with enough room to avoid the truck if it has a blowout, then pass it quickly once the car in front of you moves.P

Source: Why You Should Never Drive Alongside a Large Truck

Why You Should Never Drive Alongside a Large Truck

[brainmafia_310]

Happened to me in 06. Basag amg driver side window ko. Natilamsikan ng batong nasagasaan ng truck.

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[holdencaulfield]

a week ago (kung pamilyar kayo dito samen daanan ng trucks papuntang pier o port area), natumba yung container buti walang katabi. naisip ko anak at misis ko, araw araw trucks kalaban namin.

[ADAA73]

praning ako sa ganyan. lalo na sa trucks na may containers...iniisip ko na matutumbahan ako. kaya lagi overtake agad or paiwan kung alanganin maunahan. never on either of its side.

[vinj]

You never really stay beside an keep pace with a lorry when you're moving on the road at considerable speed. You wait behind and then move ahead to pass it when there is enough space on the lane ahead of you.

[ghosthunter]

If possible I never drive beside a large truck. I don't feel safe in it's shadow simply because of the large blind spots around it.

Either I let it go ahead or I overtake it completely.

[vinj]

If possible I never drive beside a large truck. I don't feel safe in it's shadow simply because of the large blind spots around it.

Either I let it go ahead or I overtake it completely.

Exactly! In case of an emergency maneuver by you or the lorry, options of evasion are very limited if you are beside a huge trailer truck.

[holdencaulfield]

di ko lang alam kung alam ba minsan ng mga truckdrivers na bukas yung pinto ng container nila sa likod o tinungkab lang yung lock ng mga kawatan while on the road.
iwasan niyo rin bumuntot minsan mag-swing na lang yung mga pinto, dami ko ng nakitang nabasag ang windshield dahil dito.
nakakita pa nga ako ng nagbibisikleta nahampas ng mga pintuan na yan.

natatawa ako sa mga bisita namin dito, pag may sumabog na gulong ng truck napapahawak sa dibdib. kaboooooooooooom!

[lowslowbenz]

I don't even follow large trucks. Some years back I was about 200 meters behind this speeding truck trailer combo when out of nowhere a rock the size of a fist, was hurtling towards me. Forced me to zig and zag at around 100 kph, just to avoid that rock hitting my windscreen. Got to test (impromptu) the handling dynamics of a big Merc then ....

I surmised that the rock must've wedged itself in between the rear wheels of the truck, and when the speeds got higher, was catapulted like a loose cannonball on the road.

[cardict]

I don't even follow large trucks. Some years back I was about 200 meters behind this speeding truck trailer combo when out of nowhere a rock the size of a fist, was hurtling towards me. Forced me to zig and zag at around 100 kph, just to avoid that rock hitting my windscreen. Got to test (impromptu) the handling dynamics of a big Merc then ....

I surmised that the rock must've wedged itself in between the rear wheels of the truck, and when the speeds got higher, was catapulted like a loose cannonball on the road.

True kasi muntik na din ako sa batong naipit ng double tire fortunately medyo mabagal pa takbo ,since then iwas na ako behind big trucks.

[Lew_Alcindor]

I don't even follow large trucks. Some years back I was about 200 meters behind this speeding truck trailer combo when out of nowhere a rock the size of a fist, was hurtling towards me. Forced me to zig and zag at around 100 kph, just to avoid that rock hitting my windscreen. Got to test (impromptu) the handling dynamics of a big Merc then ....

I surmised that the rock must've wedged itself in between the rear wheels of the truck, and when the speeds got higher, was catapulted like a loose cannonball on the road.

Happened the same thing to me at NLEX.

The rock fell from a dump truck and was about to bounce off the road. It was the two-lane part of NLEX somewhere north so I cannot zig zag like you. What I did was accelerated more and try to catch the rock to bounce under the vehicle. It didn't happen. It caught the bumper but there was minimal damage.

Braking was not option. Either, it will catch our windshield or the vehicle behind us will bump us.

[111prez]

Paano kung ang trak ang gustong tumabi sa inyo? Toink!

[lowslowbenz]

Paano kung ang trak ang gustong tumabi sa inyo? Toink!

Pag ganito ang truck driver .....



Pwede ........

[kinyo]

iwas din ako sa mga truck ... ramdam ko matumbahan anytime

[CVT]

Lulusutan ko na kaagad iyan....



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[1D4LV]

happened din to me mga 8 years ago. biglang sumabog yung rear tire nung truck na nasakanan ko. nabasag front and rear passenger windows. the impact was so big that i lost control of the car... (car is a lowered mitsu lancer, so kapit na kapit sa kalsada), pero tinapon pa din ako sa center lane ng SLEX. nagkaroon din ng big dent sa front passenger door.

ngayon, iwas na talaga..... kung makaka overtake, overtake.

[Ry_Tower]

Experience ko usually hindi lang delikado if nasa tabi ka or lido nang malalakig trucks. Even is kasalubong mo sila, be wary, create as much distance kasi hindi lang patalikod talsik nang bato kapag nadaanan nila. I've seen sideways and frontal bounces of rocks that are enough to cause considerable damage to windshield that the only proper recourse is get a new one. That is expensive.

[ghosthunter]

Never drive too close to an AUV or other tall vehicles on provincial roads, especially if you are driving a sedan (lower or unlowered).

It is possible for the AUV to drive OVER cat-sized rocks on the road and if you drive over that same rock with your car, it will knock dents and holes under your car from front to back. It might even crack your oil pan or tranny housing.

In my case, I couldn't avoid the said rock and my car hit it solidly as I felt the car lift up and landed hard as the rock made its way under my car. A quick inspection showed I had a fluid leaking under the engine. I stopped at the first gas station and had my car lifted for a better inspection of the damage(s). A small hole in the power steering system was the source of the leak and was patched after an hour.

I have seen another car (Honda Accord) where the damage was a misaligned exhaust system causing the oxygen sensor to fail.

[holdencaulfield]

at yung mga truck pag kakaliwa o kakanan sa isang kalye hindi yan nasa innermost lane. most of the time nasa second lane yan para pag maniobra nila sakto yung trailer. kaya kung kasabay mo truck tapos nasa innermost ka, alalay ka lang baka magulat ka na lang bigla siyang liliko. sapul!

[JC-Tsikot]

Ang usual payo ko sa mga new drivers ay "repect/yield to trucks/buses basta malaki at mapapatay ka nyan"

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